The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-08-25
MIR. POINDExTER.
The disappearing Situation of
Three Young Girls.

Now I'll leave it to you whether any
thing could be more provoking, more NOR
tifying, more unexpected, and If you don't
think we had every right, If we chose, to
be thunderstruck and indignant and all
that; that is, il any body could be indignant
with the dear, beautiful creature; and if
we weren't obliged TO laugh at ourselves
in spite Of ourselves the moment she shut
the door, after kissing each OF us, and went
out and left us, in her gentle, proud
fashion, looking blankly in each others
faces. We had been talking and combing
out our hair, we three girls, Iris and Prim,
the twins, and /, their younger sister.
'sThere's no denying it, Prim he's an ex-
cellent match,n Iris had said half an hour
before. HE belongs TO one Of the Oldest
and best families in the country
Sand one OF the wealthiest,n said Prim;
switch is quite as much to the purpose.
You can't live on the bones of your ances-
torsn
well, ancestors look down from the
walls Of every room in Poindexter Place.
And it is very comfortable, and gives you
quite the sense of being better than the
best to have such witnesses TO your claims
as those-undoubted ones, too, bought at
no auctien sale. And then, although it's
not been opened to guests since the old
Poindexter left this sphere, the city resi-
dence is perfect treasure-house.n
How do you known
20, I've taken pains to find out-quite
accidentally. Of course, you may be sure,
1t is just full of old Turkey rugs worth
three and four thousand dollars apiece.',
''Eooking ready to fall to pieces, sup
pose.p
sand Gobelin tapestries, and old ham
mered silver, and Sevres, and porcelains,
and bronzes, and wonderful glass, and a
picture gallery. o, there's nothing like its
dim rich splendor And must say it would
be very agreeable thing TO queen it in
such house as that, especially with an
adoring husband. And somehow never
look at Mr.. Polndexter without feeling sure
that he will love the woman he makes his
wife with his whole heart and soul.r
'sYou're SO romantic, Iris - said /.
II must confess he's little too high and
mighty, little too stately and intellectual
End all thatn
..He's going to be Senator of the United
States, the proudest position on earth, es.
pecially when it's our Senator, and he ought
TO be high and mighty" said Prim. s'But
you'll never be familiar with him, and it's
shocking TO be afraid of your husband,
Afraid OF himr said !. "Why, he's
lwfully handsome, and he's not forty.n
\ but then, Iris went on, tive don't know.
He mightn't be SO very stately and intellect
ual II he ever had chance TO unbend. il
mamma wasn't always by. He might let
himself down from that level and take a
little interest in agreeable trifes I've no
doubt that IL mamma sat in another room.
as other peoples mothers do, we shouldfnd
that he could laugh and jest as gayly as
Harry Freeman. / saw him looking at Sue
Us IL he relished her laughing WAYS the
other day These grave dons like TO be
amused But there he never getsa chance
mammals always here, with her absurd no
lions fbout chaperonage. And then, too /
don't think she's ever found out that She s
not Young now. None Of tho other girls,
mothers think OF hanging round the way
she does, and she always keeps the CONVEX
sation at such heights and there's SO much
majesty and manners and ALL that he never
mas an opportunity really TO know us and
see what there is OF us. And for my part ]
can't quite make up my mind which OF us
three Is he really comes TO see--at least ]
couldnttolI to-day. Sometimes I've thought
be likes Sues spirits, aud then I've been
sure It's my eyes, and now see plainly
that It's your occurrences that's SO tn 1ing.''
''Do YOU KNOW said Prim, ut doesn't
quite suit my notion, this sort Of talx4-a If
we were waiting for the Sultan to throw
his handkerchief
Shut such a Sultan. Not flaw about
him. heard some one say. And he looks
like what he Is, the very soul OF knightly
cbivalry There isn't a man in all our set
fhaf compares with him--a perfect prince.
And then the Poindexter diamonds, Prim y
70. II won't do 10 talk on said Prim.
.'As for to-day, It means nothing. Perhaps
he only comes here because IL pleasant
place to pass the time. He said something
once about tho atmosphere Of mammals
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